Preoperative testing practice in healthy cataract surgery patients. Results of a survey of ophthalmologists in Barcelona, Spain

International Ophthalmology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 315-322

  Espallargues, Mireia ^a   Alonso, Jordi ^a   Castilla, Miguel ^b  

^a INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE L ESPERANÇA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cataracts; Effectiveness; Postal survey; Preoperative testing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SPAIN; SURGICAL RISK;

EID: 0030418336     PISSN: 01655701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf00176884     Document Type: Article

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